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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that US President Donald Trump’s racist comments about four Democratic Congresswomen “undermine America’s strength” and that she stands in “solidarity” with the women.

Late on Friday night, the Twitter account of London’s Metropolitan Police Service began tweeting unusual announcements. “XEON IS THE BEST FIGHTER IN SCOTLAND,” it proclaimed, alongside the challenge: “what you gonna do call the police?”

The orange-fronted parakeet is one of the rarest birds in New Zealand, but its population may have doubled after an “epic” season of mating.

A second tanker is now back on its way after it was boarded by armed guards in the Strait of Hormuz.

The 5.1 magnitude earthquake knocked out telecoms and power in parts of the city.

The congresswoman returned to her home state and was met with “welcome home” chants and signs.

More than 200 million people may be affected, and temperatures could reach 100F (38C) in some areas.

Ruslan Maratovich Asainov is accused of being a sniper and trainer for the Islamic State group.

China’s economic growth has slumped to its lowest level in nearly three decades, but the trade war with the United States isn’t solely to blame.

Senior members of the United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative party are so concerned about the country leaving the European Union without a deal that they are planning to go over the new Prime Minister’s head and appeal directly to the Queen.